Kentucky Basketball All-Americans

A total of 53 Wildcats have earned All-America honors. Of those players, 16 were named concensus first team
All-America 21 times, the most of any Division I program. The following is a chronological listing of all 53 UK basketball players who have been named to various All-America teams, beginning with forward Basil Hayden in 1921. The NCAA currently utilizes The Sporting News, The Associated Press, the NABC and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

Player

Year

Selection Board or Panel

Basil

Hayden

1921

HF

Burgess

Carey

1925

HF

Carey

Spicer

1929

HF

1931

HF

Paul

McBrayer

1930

HF

Lewis

McGuiness

1930

CH-3rd

Forest

Sale

1932•

HF,

Cv,

CH-1st

1933•

HF,

Cv,

CH-1st

Ellis

Johnson

1933

HF

John

DeMoisey

1934

HF

William

Davis

1934

Cv-3rd

LeRoy

Edwards

1935•

HF,

Cv-2nd

Bernard

Opper

1939••

Cv-1st

Lee

Huber

1941

HF

Milt

Tico

1943

Pic-3rd

Bob

Brannum

1944•

HF,

SN-1st,

Cv-

2nd,

Pic-2nd

Wilber

Schu

1945

DD-2nd

Jack

Parkinson

1946••

HF,

Cv-1st,

Tru-3rd

Jack

Tingle

1946

Cv-3rd

1947

Tru-2nd,

NABC-

2nd

Ralph

Beard

1947•

HF-1st,

Cv-1st,

Tru-

1st,

NABC-1st

1948•

AP-1st,

HF-1st,

Cv-1st,

Tru-1st,

NABC-1st

1949•

AP-1st,

UPI-1st,

Lk-2nd,

Col-1st,

Cv-2nd,

HF-1st,

SN-3rd,

NABC-1st

Alex

Groza

1947•

HF-2nd,

Cv-2nd,

Tru-1st,

NABC-1st

1948••

AP-2nd,

HF-2nd,

Cv-1st,

Tru-2nd,

NABC-2nd

1949•

AP-1st,

UPI-1st,

Lk-1st,

Cv-1st,

HF-1st,

SN-1st

Wah Wah

Jones

1947

HF-2nd,

Cv-2nd

1948

Cv-3rd,

Tru-3rd

1949••

AP-2nd,

UPI-1st,

Cv-1st,

SN-2nd

Jim

Line

1950

UPI-3rd

Bill

Spivey

1950

AP-3rd,

UPI-3rd,

HF,

3rd

1951•

AP-1st,

UPI-1st,

Lk-1st,

INS,

Col-

1st,

Cv-1st,

HF-

1st,

SN-1st

Frank

Ramsey

1951

AP-3rd,

UPI-3rd,

Cv-3rd,

SN-2nd

1952

AP-2nd,

UPI-2nd,

Cv-1st,

HF-2nd,

Ath-1st

1954••

AP-2nd,

UPI-2nd,

Lk-1st,

INS-2nd,

Cv-1st,

HF-2nd,

Tm-2nd,

NABC-

2nd

Cliff

Hagan

1952•

AP-1st,

UPI-1st,

Col-1st,

Cv-2nd,

HF-1st,

Ath-1st

1954•

AP-1st,

UPI-1st,

Lk-2nd,

INS-1st,

NE-1st,

Col-1st,

Cv-2nd,

HF-1st,

Tm-2nd,

NABC-1st

Robert

Watson

1952

Ath-3rd

Bob

Burrow

1955

AP-3rd,

HF-2nd

1956••

AP-3rd,

UPI-3rd,

Lk-1st,

NE-2nd,

Col-2nd,

Cv-2nd,

HF-2nd,

NABC-1st

Johnny

Cox

1957

UPI-3rd,

HF-3rd

1959•

AP-1st,

UPI-2nd,

Lk-1st,

NE-2nd,

Cv-1st,

HF-1st,

SN-

2nd,

NABC-1st

Vernon

Hatton

1958

Cv-1st,

HF-1st

Billy

Ray

Lickert

1961

HF-2nd

Cotton

Nash

1962••

AP-2nd,

UPI-2nd,

NABC-3rd,

Lk-

1st,

Cv-2nd,

HF-1st,

SN-2nd,

CA-1st

1963••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-1st,

UPI-2nd,

Lk-2nd,

Cv-2nd,

HF

1964•

AP-1st,

NABC-1st,

BW-1st,

UPI-

1st,

SN-2nd,

Cv-

1st,

HF

Louie

Dampier

1966••

AP-1st,

NABC-

2nd,

UPI-2nd,

Cv-

1st,

HF

1967••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

3rd,

UPI-3rd,

Cv-

2nd,

HF

Thad

Jurecz

1966

AP-3rd

Pat

Riley

1966

AP-3rd,

BW-1st,

UPI-3rd,

Cv-2nd,

HF

Dan

Issel

1969••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-1st,

UPI-3rd,

SN-2nd,

Cv-1st,

HF

1970•

AP-1st,

NABC-1st,

BW-1st,

UPI-

1st,

SN-1st,

Cv-

1st,

HF

Mike

Pratt

1970

Cv-2nd

Kevin

Grevey

1974

NABC-5th,

HF

1975••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-1st,

UPI-2nd,

SN-2nd,

Cv-2nd,

HF

Jack

Givens

1976

HF

1977

NABC-4th,

HF

1978••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-2nd,

UPI-2nd,

Cv-1st,

WA-1st,

HF

Rick

Robey

1977

NABC-4th,

Cv-1st

1978••

AP-3rd,

NABC-1st,

UPI-2nd,

SN-

2nd,

Cv-1st,

WA-

1st,

HF

Kyle

Macy

1978

UPI-3rd

1979

NABC-3rd,

Cv-2nd

1980•

AP-1st,

NABC-1st,

BW-1st,

UPI-

1st,

SN-1st,

Cv-

1st,

WA-1st,

HF

Sam

Bowie

1981••

AP-3rd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-2nd,

UPI-3rd,

SN-2nd,

Cv-1st,

BT-2nd,

HF

1984

AP-2nd,

SN-2nd

Melvin

Turpin

1983

HF

1984••

AP-3rd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-2nd,

UPI-3rd,

BT-3rd

Kenny

Walker

1985••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-2nd,

UPI-2nd,

BT-2nd,

WA-1st

1986•

AP-1st,

NABC-1st,

BW-1st,

UPI-

1st,

SN-2nd,

BT-

1st,

WA-1st

Rex

Chapman

1988

NABC-3rd,

BT-3rd

Jamal

Mashburn

1992

BT-2nd

1993•

AP-1st,

NABC-1st,

BW-1st,

UPI

1st,

SN-1st,

BT-

1st,

WA-1st

Tony

Delk

1996•

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-1st,

UPI-1st,

SN-2nd,

BT-2nd,

WA-1st

Ron

Mercer

1997•

AP-1st,

NABC-1st,

BW-1st,

SN-

2nd,

BT-2nd,

WA-

1st

Scott

Padgett

1999

WA-1st

Tayshaun

Prince

2001••

AP-2nd,

NABC-

3rd,

BW-2nd,

BT-

2nd,

WA-1st

2002

AP-3rd,

NABC-2nd

Keith

Bogans

2003

AP-3rd,

NABC-2nd,

SN-3rd,

BT-3rd

Jodie

Meeks

2009

AP-2nd,

NABC-

2nd,

BW-2nd,

SN-

2nd,

ESPN.com-

2nd,

Rivals.com-

2nd,

College

Hoops.net-2nd

DeMarcus

Cousins

2010

AP-1st,

WA-1st,

CBS-1st,

FOX-1st,

Yahoo!-1st,

Rivals-

1st,

NABC-2nd

TSN-2nd,

BT-2nd,

BW-2nd

John

Wall

2010•

AP-1st,

WA-1st,

CBS-1st,

FOX-1st,

Yahoo!-1st,

Rivals-

1st,

NABC-1st

TSN-1st,

BT-1st,

BW-1st

Terrence

Jones

2011

Yahoo!-3rd,

CHN-

4th

Anthony

Davis

2012•

AP-1st,

USBWA-

1st;

NABC-1st,

SN-

1st,

CBS-1st,

WA-

1st

Michael

Kidd-Gilchrist

2012

AP-3rd,

USBWA-

2nd,

NABC-3rd,

SN-2nd,

CBS-2nd

John Wall – Named 2010 Adolph Rupp Trophy National Player of the Year; Yahoo! Sports National Player of the Year; Rivals.com National Player of the Year

Anthony Davis – Named 2012 AP National Player of the Year; USBWA Oscar Robertson Tropy (National Player of the Year); Spalding Pete Newell Big Man of the Year; NABC Defensive Player of the Year; Sporting News National
Player of the Year; Sporting News National Freshman of the Year; CBSSports.com National Player of the Year; CBSSports.com National Freshman of the Year; Basketball Times National Player of the Year; Adolph Rupp Trophy
National Player of the Year; John R. Wooden Award National Player of the Year; Naismith College Player of the Year